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C3 – Community Centred Resilience Definitions
Work at Multiple Scales
Short Slidedeck that defines Community Centered resilience and the difference between different communities.
10 Keys Toolkit Working at Multiple Scales
Work at Multiple Scales
Toolkit that explains how the Connected Community Approach (CCA) recognizes that systems level decision making should not be made in isolation or be burdened onto residents, grassroots groups and service providers.
10 Keys for Engaging Grassroots Leaders
Work at Multiple Scales
Toolkit that explains the details of the 10 Keys for engaging grassroots leaders.
Using CCA to Disrupt White Supremacist Culture
Prioritize Equity and Power Sharing
A Table that highlights the Connected Community Approach (CCA) leveraging to create new developments that can dismantle the structures and systems that allow white supremacy to thrive.
Sample Anti-Racism Action Plan
Prioritize Equity and Power Sharing
Slidedeck with tables that helps design an anti-racism action plan for a community. Steps are learning, behaviour change, actions.
Anti-Black Racism Glossary
Prioritize Equity and Power Sharing
Table that highlights the the importance of the use of language to make the East Scarborough Storefront accessible to all staff and community. This document is also used as a reflection to dig deeper in the behaviour of anti-black racism.
10 Keys Toolkit Prioritizing Equity and Power Sharing
Prioritize Equity and Power Sharing
A Toolkit that explains the need to create conditions for community building that shares power and engages in equitable processes. Needs to step away from how current communities are build upon colonial and white supremacist constructs.
10 Keys Toolkit Making Community Building Visual
Make Community Building Visual
A Toolkit that highlights the key purposes of making Community building visual. Data needs to be shared, but is overwhelming, so data and information needs to be made more compelling by creating them to be more visual and accessible.
Storefront Playbook 2024-2026
Let Values Lead
Booklet for East Scarborough Storefront for 2024 – 2026, describes the purpose, values, commitments, and priorities for East Scarborough Storefront.
Community Based – Strategy Development 10 Keys Analysis Template
Let Values Lead
Chart that analyzes the 10 Keys strategic development.
10 Keys Toolkit Letting Values Lead
Let Values Lead
Toolkit on how the foundation of the community is built on values and principles. the Community Backbone is driven by systems leadership and is critical to those who are marginalized to create barriers, rather than stay in the system.
What are “Tools” Context of CCA
Learn Together
Short slidedeck of the Connected Community Approach (CCA) tools to support groups get a shared purpose and design strategy.
The How and Why of Community Speaks
Learn Together
Similar to How and Why of a Knowledge Exchange Event, a slidedeck that highlights the purpose of having community members work together to explore various issues and solutions.
Preparing Residents for Knowledge Exchange
Learn Together
Slidedeck that relates to How and Why of a Knowledge Exchange Event, explains the purpose of including residents to engage with those who have power – creating an equitable space.
How and Why of a Knowledge Exchange Event
Learn Together
Slidedeck with the purpose of highlighting why a Knowledge Exchange is beneficial for community members/leaders and organizations. Allows a more open look to others’ experiences, perspectives, and realities on specific subjects.
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